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Beijing proposes FTA with Dhaka
29-Dec-2014     Financial Express
China has proposed negotiating a free trade agreement with Bangladesh
Egypt to add more jobs, trade agreements in 2015
26-Dec-2014     APA
The Egyptian government expects to begin negotiations for free trade agreements with the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as with African economic blocs such as COMESA, SADEC and EALA, and to sign a deal with MERCOSUR in Latin America.
Armenia wants to be member of both European and Customs Union
26-Dec-2014     Pravda
Armenia resumes negotiations on a new agreement with the European Union, which will preserve all rules of the Association Agreement that do not contradict to the country's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.
Thailand’s European tariff privileges withdrawn
26-Dec-2014     ASEAN Briefing
The European Union’s generalized scheme of preferences (GSP) will be withdrawn from over 6,200 Thai products on 1 January, 2015.
Fixing BIPPA
25-Dec-2014     Financial Express
The definition of investment that the govt of India had agreed to while entering into BIPPAs is particularly problematic, writes Biswajit Dhar
Austrian chancellor speaks against sanctions, and TTIP
25-Dec-2014     Tanjug
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has warned that Austria could file a lawsuit before the European Court of Justice over EU's intention to sign the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the United States.
Tel Aviv proposes Korea-Israel FTA
25-Dec-2014     Korea Times
Israel's top diplomat Avigdor Lieberman Tuesday proposed that Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se open negotiations on free trade between the two countries.
On the road to Asia: why Germany and the Eurozone want a trade deal with Australia
24-Dec-2014     The Conversation
The post-G20 initiative could serve as a precursor for negotiations on a European-Pacific trade and investment agreement, writes Harald Sander.
Gambia dropped from US trade program
24-Dec-2014     Washington Blade
The Obama administration has announced that Gambia is no longer eligible for trade benefits under AGOA amid growing concerns over the country’s LGBT crackdown and other human rights abuses. South Sudan is also dropped.
Sugar buyers' slam NAFTA sugar pact, shift focus to Australia, Canada
24-Dec-2014     Reuters
A new US-Mexican government pact will limit supplies of sugar from Mexico via NAFTA and drive US manufacturers to seek supplies from Australia and Canada through the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the Sweetener Users Association (SUA), which represents candy makers like the Hershey and Mars.